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    Mount Rainier

    Stratovolcano · 4,392 m · United States of America

    Mount Rainier
    Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Mount Rainier sits on the North American Plate, in a subduction zone. 27 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1450.

    Elevation
    4,392 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    North American Plate
    Country
    United States of America
    Last Eruption
    1450
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    27
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    8,050 BCE · VEI 37,800 BCE5,550 BCE · VEI 25,350 BCE · VEI 35,050 BCE · VEI 34,850 BCE · VEI 23,850 BCE3,650 BCE · VEI 32,750 BCE · VEI 22,550 BCE · VEI 3700 BCE650 BCE610 BCE500 BCE400 BCE250 BCE · VEI 4150 BCE44091014501843 · VEI 21854 · VEI 21858 · VEI 21870 · VEI 21879 · VEI 21882 · VEI 21894 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 8,050 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata